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Trump’s April 1 lawsuit barrage

April 1, 2016 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2016 Election, Humor Leave a comment

Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to sue people and organizations that he believes have treated him unfairly. Today–April 1, 2016– he is making good

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Al Gore proposes “Scientific Freedom Restoration Act”

April 1, 2015 Gloria Shur Bilchik Climate Change, Humor, Senate Leave a comment

Former Vice President Al Gore met with Congressional leaders today to propose the Scientific Freedom Restoration Act. The purpose of the bill is to

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Five shocking, secret plans for a nation at wars

April 1, 2011 Gloria Shur Bilchik Humor, War One comment

A recent report from a subsidiary of Wikileaks has blown the lid off some shocking secret plans for America’s three wars. Unfortunately, no mainstream

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Wacky, hidden provisions of healthcare reform act

April 1, 2010 Gloria Shur Bilchik Health care, Humor 7 comments

At 2,300 pages, including a lot of fine print, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act recently enacted into law contains some obscure provisions

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